PURGE[/qualifier[s]] filespec /KEEP:n /[NO]LOG /DATE:dd-mmm-yy /SINCE:dd-mmm-yy /THROUGH:dd-mmm-yy /SINCE:dd-mmm-yy/THROUGH:dd-mmm-yy /TODAY /EXCLUDE:filespec The PURGE command allows you to delete obsolete versions of file from your directory. Normally, the PURGE command deletes all but the most recent version of a file (by version number). 2 KEEP The /KEEP qualifier allows you to specify that the last 'n' versions (by number) be saved. If you have three versions of a file numbered 1, 2, and 3, /KEEP:2 will save the last two numerical versions (2 and 3) and delete version 1. However, if the versions were numbered 1, 2, and 4, /KEEP:2 would try to save the last two numerical versions (3 and 4) and delete versions 1 and 2. Since version 3 did not originally exist, you would be left with only one version of the file in your directory. Normally this does not cause problems because you usually will not have holes in your directory like that. 2 LIST #LOG 2 LOG The /LOG qualifier specifies that the names of the files deleted should be listed on your terminal. The default is /NOLOG. 2 DATE PURGE/DATE:dd-mmm-yy filespec[s] The /DATE qualifier specifies that you wish the PURGE command to affect only files created on the given date. 2 SINCE PURGE/SINCE:dd-mmm-yy filespec[s] The /SINCE qualifier specifies that you wish the PURGE command to affect only files created on or after the given date. You can combine /THROUGH and /SINCE to create a range of dates. 2 THROUGH PURGE/THROUGH:dd-mmm-yy filespec[s] The /THROUGH qualifier specifies that you wish the PURGE command to affect only files created on or before the given date. You can combine /THROUGH and /SINCE to create a range of dates. 2 TODAY PURGE/TODAY filespec[s] The /TODAY qualifier specifies that you wish the PURGE command to affect only files created today. 2 EXCLUDE PURGE/EXCLUDE:filespec The /EXCLUDE qualifer specifies that you wish the PURGE command to exclude the named file (or files if named with wildcards) in its action.